Tillandsia 'Catracho' black friday terete leaves that are glossy

terete leaves that are glossy or nearly lacking visible trichomes

narrowly branched and light yellow in color

The inflorescence is about 6 inches tall with very long

Grows well mounted

Tillandsia 'Catracho' black friday terete leaves that are glossyThis plant is a bit of an enigma. It came to us years ago, on more than one occasion, mixed in with wild taken plants shipped as T. lenca (formerly fasciculata Hondurensis) from Honduras, of course. (That plant was recently given species status as Tillandsia lenca). That plant lives on cliff faces in central Honduras, often in association with the species Til. hondurensis. Confused yet? Well, some years ago Steve Correale found a natural hybrid of the